bare-root trees
10-20' × same.
Fragrant creamy white 2–3" waxy blossoms in midspring sometimes rebloom in midsummer. Bright green oblong leaves with silver undersides are semi-evergreen in the North where the plant’s form tends toward a large open irregular multi-stemmed shrub; in the South it grows into a tall evergreen shade tree. The impressive specimen we saw at the Arnold Arboretum held its leaves all winter. Pink “fruits” hold bright red seeds and adorn the tree in fall. Happy in acidic damp soil, like at a pond edge, but adaptable to well-drained areas, too. Tolerates clay and air pollution. Full sun to part shade. Native to the southeastern U.S. mid-Atlantic region. Z5.
ships in spring